Israel’s ‘dangerous’ new law is ‘de facto annexation’, Israeli NGO says
An Israeli rights group, Peace Now, has warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pursuing a “dangerous and irresponsible” policy of dismantling the Palestinian Authority and imposing de facto annexation of the West Bank through a new law concerning the occupied territory.
“Netanyahu promised to topple Hamas in Gaza, but in practice he chose to topple the Palestinian Authority, cancel agreements that Israel signed, and impose de facto annexation on us – completely against the will of the public, Israel’s interests, and the clear position of President Trump,” Peace Now said in a statement.
The group warned that these steps would lead to dangerous escalation and growing international isolation.
Peace Now also accused Netanyahu of using his security cabinet to implement policy without oversight or transparency.
Israel has intensified its military operations in the West Bank since launching its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023. These operations have included killings, arrests, forced displacement and settlement expansion, a trajectory Palestinians say is aimed at paving the way for formal annexation.
At least 1,112 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, about 11,500 wounded and more than 21,000 detained during that period, according to Palestinian estimates.
Palestine requests Arab League meeting over Israeli measures threatening West Bank
Palestine has submitted an urgent request to the Arab League to hold an extraordinary session to discuss the new Israeli measures concerning the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.
“The request for this meeting comes in light of the recent aggressive decisions of the Israeli occupation government, which aim to expand colonial settlement, demolish homes, seize private and public lands, and transfer the powers of the Hebron municipality to the so-called ‘Civil Administration’ of the occupation authorities, including harming the status and position of the Ibrahimi Mosque,” Muhannad Al-Aklouk, Palestine’s permanent representative to the league, told Wafa.
“These illegal decisions constitute a continuation of the comprehensive Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, their land, holy sites and properties and a deepening of the policies of annexation and expansion,” he added.
He called on allies to take action to “curb” the Israeli decision.
